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Benefits Of Monsoon Ayurveda

By Padmapreetham Mahalingam

It is common knowledge that Ayurveda therapy helps to get to the bottom of all health problems. It is a therapy which helps cleanse your mind and body at the most fundamental level. Ayurveda is a pranic system of medicine that brings a sense of balance on the body’s life energy called the doshas.

This can be accomplished by following a strict diet, through various massages, pouring herbal liquid onto the whole body and by wrapping your body with essential herbal leaves and powders.

Benefits Of Monsoon Ayurveda

It is a traditional natural healing system that takes into account your mind, body and soul completely. If you want to undergo Ayurveda therapies, then the monsoon season is the best time for rejuvenation treatment and to strengthen the body. Wondering why monsoon is the best time for Ayurvedic treatment? During the monsoons the atmosphere tends to be cool and dust free and that is the reason why most people start their therapy at this point of time. It is believed that your body will be more receptive to Ayurveda therapies during monsoon than any other season.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GAMING

This particular season is favourable for Ayurveda treatment since it helps the body’s pores to open up and also restores the body’s vitality and health. Monsoon Ayurveda benefits the body by accelerating healing.

Here are some monsoon ayurveda benefits that you need to know.

Human body is weak during monsoons
According to Ayurveda, the human body is fragile during the monsoons. And that is why monsoon is the best time for Ayurvedic treatment or any kind of rejuvenation programme. It is better to be rejuvenated with massages during this season as it helps to strengthen the body and soul. Moonson Ayurveda benefits include strengthening of the body as it is believed to have been badly affected by the summer sun.

Controls monsoon disorders
According to Ayurveda, mid-June to August is known as Varsha Rithu or the Monsoon period. Monsoon period is when your body is susceptible to the worst of health problems like gastric disturbances, indigestion, diarrhoea, asthma, sinusitis, Arthritis, and skin ailments. Yet there is another reason why you should love this season since Ayurveda treatments helps to control monsoon disorders. Monsoon Ayurveda does benefit by increasing energy levels and helps in the prevention of diseases.

Increases immunity
The soothing environment during monsoon makes the mind and body more receptive to the benefits of rejuvenation therapy. Cool atmosphere helps the skin to open the pores and to absorb herbal or medicinal oils during treatment. Monsoon is the best time for Ayurvedic treatments. A massage supposedly increases the blood circulation and also eases physical stress. One of the best monsoon Ayurveda benefits is that it reduces muscular tension and pain.

Softens the tissues in the body
It is believed that monsoon helps to soften and develop the seven tissues of the body. These tissue layers are called dhatus. According to Ayurveda, there are seven different types of dhatus in a human body. These dhatus are composed of five mahabhutas. During monsoon the Ayurveda techniques like snehana (oil application) and svedhana (steam treatments) can be used to effortlessly get rid of toxins and negative energies from the body since the tissues in the body are soft and supple.

Ayurvedic rejuvenation therapies
Monsoon Ayurveda benefits are that it does more than giving relief to the stress. The rejuvenation programme helps to preserve longetivity, helps you to retain youthfulness and tries to revitalise the body and mind. It enhances body resistance and proper functioning of the body parts. Monsoon is the best time for Ayurvedic treatment as it improves the skin’s complexion and helps to build proper dhatus (tissues) in the body. For all the doshas (problems) and for proper functioning of the body, Ayurveda practitioner usually suggest Panchakarma treatment (panch means five' and karma means 'action'). It increases your immunity power and helps you to get better sleep.

Story first published: Friday, June 27, 2014, 18:09 [IST]
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